Biography
Bill Bozzone is the author of more than twenty full length and one-act plays which have been produced in North America, Europe, and Australia. Among his published dramatic works are Rose Cottages, House Arrest, Korea, Buck Fever and Other Plays, "Saxophone Music," "War," and "Sonny DeRee's Life Flashes Before His Eyes." He has had two feature length films produced: Full Moon in Blue Water, starring Gene Hackman and Teri Garr, and Ivory Hunters, starring John Lithgow and James Earl Jones. Under the penname Z.Z. Boone, a collection of short stories, Off Somewhere, was published by Whitepoint Press and nominated for a INDIES award for best short story collection, 2015. The collection includeds the story, "The Buddy System," published by the Adroit Journal, and honored as a "Notable Short Story," in The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2014. Included in his honors, Mr. Bozzone has received a National Endowment for the Arts grant, a New York State Foundation for the Arts grant, and the Ensemble Studio Theatre's Silver Medal for Theatrical Excellent.
Bill Bozzone is a member of the Authors Guild, The Writers Guild of America, and the Dramatists Guild. He lives in Florida with his wife, novelist Tricia Bauer.